Chapter 6
Matt looked down at the seat where Corinne had been during the match and was surprised to see her not there. He had never been quite as aware of a person as he had been with her during this match. It was as if every single move he made, he wanted to know the expression on her face, whether she was concerned, in awe, scared. As he and Jeff made their last pose he ran out of the ring and into the back where Corinne was standing near Taylor holding her bag for her since Julia was crying in Taylor's arms, her little face buried in her mother's neck. As he came closer he could hear the little girl sniffling and hiccupping letting him know that she had been crying for quite some time. Chris came out of the locker room and took Julia out of Taylor's arms and shook his head.
"Jesus, did she really grab Jeff like that Matt?" Chris asked.
"I'm so sorry Matt, I don't know why she did that. Chris I'm taking her to another match for a while. I think she might have been trying to impress Corinne, she's not usually like that." Taylor said.
"It's okay. I'm gonna take a shower, you guys still gonna be out here?" Matt asked, looking pointedly at Corinne but expressed the question generally.
"I don't know," Taylor said and Corinne didn't think that the question was directed to her so she didn't answer. Matt realized that he was standing there like an idiot and immediately ran to the locker room hoping that she'd still be outside when he finished.
"I'm sorry Corinne, that must have been embarrassing," Chris said, his concern for his daughter making him oblivious to his friends plight.
"It's okay. Umm, listen Taylor you forgot your purse outside."
"Oh thank you so much." Taylor said. Julia looked up and sniffled. "I'm sorry Corinne. I'm sorry Mommy." She said in a soft little voice.
"It's okay baby." Taylor said and took her out of Chris' arms.
"Chris will you please get your bags, it's been a long night!" Taylor sighed heavily as Chris went back into the locker room.
"Can you believe we only met each other a few hours ago? This is crazy." Taylor said.
"Yeah I know, are you guys going to the RAW show tomorrow night?" "Yep, oh you're going right? Let me give you my phone number and you can come have dinner with us. Are you staying at the Hyatt?"
"I was actually just gonna drive up tomorrow."
"Why? Don't do that! Listen, just call up the hotel and get a room. Tell them you're an employee. Drive up tonight!" Taylor said excitedly then lowered her voice as Julia stirred.
"I'll think about it ok. If not I'll still call tomorrow to have dinner." Corinne said, as Chris came out of the locker room.
"Dinner? Will I be invited?" He asked, taking his daughter away from his wife.
"No, since we're probably gonna go before RAW." Taylor said, writing down her cell phone number and handing it to Corinne then took one of the bags from Chris's shoulders. "You call me anytime tonight if you're staying at the hotel."
"If? Aren't you going to RAW?" Chris asked.
"Oh, she's driving up tomorrow night instead of sleeping there."
"Why? Corinne, seriously, you've been embarrassed by our daughter, and my wife who loves to talk, loves to talk to you. I can make a few phone calls if you want and secure you a room now."
Corinne laughed and said once again, "I'll seriously think about it, but I was gonna go to work for a few hours tomorrow, if I can get out of it I will. Drive safely you guys!" She called out as they exited the backstage area.
She picked up her purse and pulled on her sweatshirt to get ready to leave the arena.
"Hey! Were you just about to leave without saying good-bye to me?"
Matt looked down at the seat where Corinne had been during the match and was surprised to see her not there. He had never been quite as aware of a person as he had been with her during this match. It was as if every single move he made, he wanted to know the expression on her face, whether she was concerned, in awe, scared. As he and Jeff made their last pose he ran out of the ring and into the back where Corinne was standing near Taylor holding her bag for her since Julia was crying in Taylor's arms, her little face buried in her mother's neck. As he came closer he could hear the little girl sniffling and hiccupping letting him know that she had been crying for quite some time. Chris came out of the locker room and took Julia out of Taylor's arms and shook his head.
"Jesus, did she really grab Jeff like that Matt?" Chris asked.
"I'm so sorry Matt, I don't know why she did that. Chris I'm taking her to another match for a while. I think she might have been trying to impress Corinne, she's not usually like that." Taylor said.
"It's okay. I'm gonna take a shower, you guys still gonna be out here?" Matt asked, looking pointedly at Corinne but expressed the question generally.
"I don't know," Taylor said and Corinne didn't think that the question was directed to her so she didn't answer. Matt realized that he was standing there like an idiot and immediately ran to the locker room hoping that she'd still be outside when he finished.
"I'm sorry Corinne, that must have been embarrassing," Chris said, his concern for his daughter making him oblivious to his friends plight.
"It's okay. Umm, listen Taylor you forgot your purse outside."
"Oh thank you so much." Taylor said. Julia looked up and sniffled. "I'm sorry Corinne. I'm sorry Mommy." She said in a soft little voice.
"It's okay baby." Taylor said and took her out of Chris' arms.
"Chris will you please get your bags, it's been a long night!" Taylor sighed heavily as Chris went back into the locker room.
"Can you believe we only met each other a few hours ago? This is crazy." Taylor said.
"Yeah I know, are you guys going to the RAW show tomorrow night?" "Yep, oh you're going right? Let me give you my phone number and you can come have dinner with us. Are you staying at the Hyatt?"
"I was actually just gonna drive up tomorrow."
"Why? Don't do that! Listen, just call up the hotel and get a room. Tell them you're an employee. Drive up tonight!" Taylor said excitedly then lowered her voice as Julia stirred.
"I'll think about it ok. If not I'll still call tomorrow to have dinner." Corinne said, as Chris came out of the locker room.
"Dinner? Will I be invited?" He asked, taking his daughter away from his wife.
"No, since we're probably gonna go before RAW." Taylor said, writing down her cell phone number and handing it to Corinne then took one of the bags from Chris's shoulders. "You call me anytime tonight if you're staying at the hotel."
"If? Aren't you going to RAW?" Chris asked.
"Oh, she's driving up tomorrow night instead of sleeping there."
"Why? Corinne, seriously, you've been embarrassed by our daughter, and my wife who loves to talk, loves to talk to you. I can make a few phone calls if you want and secure you a room now."
Corinne laughed and said once again, "I'll seriously think about it, but I was gonna go to work for a few hours tomorrow, if I can get out of it I will. Drive safely you guys!" She called out as they exited the backstage area.
She picked up her purse and pulled on her sweatshirt to get ready to leave the arena.
"Hey! Were you just about to leave without saying good-bye to me?"